tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877555542861379331.post6290127599522092720..comments2017-09-26T11:36:44.218-05:00Comments on Lost States: The forgotten Union state in the Confederate southMichael Trinkleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11645783926251634203noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877555542861379331.post-38658822109689896762016-07-01T05:52:38.442-05:002016-07-01T05:52:38.442-05:00The principal boundary of the State of Nickajack w...The principal boundary of the State of Nickajack was the Tennessee River whcih flows through Florence, Guntersville and up to Chattanooga. Even today, if you bring up the subject of Nickajack in Montgomery, for example. The people there have little good to say about the poeple in Northern Alabama. Huntsville has changed considerably since the late 1940&#39;s with the Redstone Armmy base and NASA building large facilities there.Melvin Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13785733262258760407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877555542861379331.post-37447196228638634362016-06-24T15:04:27.898-05:002016-06-24T15:04:27.898-05:00I include the story of the proposed Nickajack stat...I include the story of the proposed Nickajack state in my historical novel THE CHEROKEE AND THE SLAVE. I grew up in Florence, Alabama in Lauderdale County which is within the area. Sam Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09784851142202118523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877555542861379331.post-83514404713285376462015-08-17T18:48:57.178-05:002015-08-17T18:48:57.178-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kiltedbikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16080056392332972937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877555542861379331.post-21460855692943493062015-08-17T14:57:02.118-05:002015-08-17T14:57:02.118-05:00Are you saying that people that live in AL are une...Are you saying that people that live in AL are uneducated? All those I know that live in the Huntsville/Madison/Decatur area are college educated, and their children all go to school and will continue on to college at the appropriate time. Those that I know in Birmingham, Jacksonville and other areas are also educated, having graduated from HS, and either college, Nursing school or some technical school when they served in the military.... <br />MAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08389910944379901491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877555542861379331.post-73407260251339336492015-08-17T14:52:34.892-05:002015-08-17T14:52:34.892-05:00Looks too far north for it to include Birmingham.....Looks too far north for it to include Birmingham.. but Huntsville definetly. Wonder if that is how Nickajack Bay got its name... (TennRiver)<br />MAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08389910944379901491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877555542861379331.post-56328448655860820652015-08-17T14:37:26.450-05:002015-08-17T14:37:26.450-05:00Somebody needs to read the Cornerstone SpeechSomebody needs to read the Cornerstone SpeechJuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18141504648674230696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877555542861379331.post-1557175010081744712015-08-16T11:17:06.519-05:002015-08-16T11:17:06.519-05:00Slavery IS economics! Of course the Civil War was ...Slavery IS economics! Of course the Civil War was fought over slavery! I&#39;d locate the NE border of Nickajack somewhere over WNC.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01101800376091038428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877555542861379331.post-40826748887726317422015-08-16T10:17:15.299-05:002015-08-16T10:17:15.299-05:00Good to know, grew up in MSS but never knew this. ...Good to know, grew up in MSS but never knew this. One flaw in this article. While there were a lot of people in the South that id not want to succeed, it had to do with not wanting war and the disruption of commerce. No one went to war to persevere slavery nor did the South secede to preserve slavery. South could remained i the union where slavery was still legal. Never been a war fought over philosophy and never will be...all about economics and the power to control wealth.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04210129290137335986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877555542861379331.post-16259062570412058612015-08-16T10:13:04.154-05:002015-08-16T10:13:04.154-05:00Education, or the lack thereof, probably has a lar...Education, or the lack thereof, probably has a large influence in the renewed interest in pro-confederate sympathies. Michael Briggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15035379068525030581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877555542861379331.post-50381599698713177692015-08-16T08:27:14.444-05:002015-08-16T08:27:14.444-05:00I had a gggrandfather who fought for the 41st infa...I had a gggrandfather who fought for the 41st infantry of AL on confederate side and a gggrandfather in 6 th TN cavalry ( known as Hurst&#39;s Wurst) who fought for the Union side. I have a,ways wondered why a man, who lived most of his life in Henry co, TN would go , with his two brothers, and join to fight with the Union and not confederacy?Mary Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12558697562990606849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877555542861379331.post-17408638956077213812015-08-15T20:21:21.776-05:002015-08-15T20:21:21.776-05:00What is odd about Winston county? It is almost, if...What is odd about Winston county? It is almost, if not, exclusively white. Now days it is very pro confederate in nature. Most of North Alabama was traditionally all white. Cullman County was developed from Blount. The German settlers came in later and were all white. Not having dealt with slavery, they had no preconceptions of life in Alabama. Unfortunately for their ancestors today&#39;s attitudes are completely reversed.smokinq72https://www.blogger.com/profile/00256956738339644209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877555542861379331.post-44352759072156927672015-08-15T19:02:43.633-05:002015-08-15T19:02:43.633-05:00There was no Birmingham then. The city wasn&#39;t ...There was no Birmingham then. The city wasn&#39;t founded until 1871. There was a place near where I grew up we called &quot;the cannonball factory&quot; because they made iron there, but it was very small. Tom Enseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15037250387769240852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877555542861379331.post-83614493784003798662013-02-25T01:13:29.422-06:002013-02-25T01:13:29.422-06:00I live in the Birmingham area. And you can tell th...I live in the Birmingham area. And you can tell that it seems to follow almost exactly along the northwest border of Jefferson County, which includes Birmingham. Thus, since this supposed Nickajack, according to this rendering, has its border along Jefferson County&#39;s border, then the new state would not include Birmingham. <br /><br />While Birmingham residents were not rich farm owners with lots of slaves, the new city&#39;s importance to the Civil War because of the minerals for iron was very valuable to the Confederacy.Tina Tidmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13980022042239573832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877555542861379331.post-63348073434413463352012-07-30T07:52:04.323-05:002012-07-30T07:52:04.323-05:00this is really interesting stuff! Would the curren...this is really interesting stuff! Would the current city of birmingham have been included in nickajack? Thanks for the info!Aaron McCarterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032118340543471198noreply@blogger.com